Ohio State's Neal Shipley cards 80 on 3rd day of Masters; will play final round with Tiger
Ohio State golfer Neal Shipley followed his rounds of 71 and 76 with an 8-over-par 80 on Saturday at the Masters. The good news? He gets to play Sunday's final round with Tiger Woods.
Shipley, a graduate student from Pittsburgh, had no birdies, bogeyed Nos. 3, 7, 11, 13, 16 and 17 and double-bogeyed No. 18. At 11-over through three rounds, he is in a tie for 52nd place. Woods also is 11-over after stumbling to a third-round 82. The pair tee off at 9:35 a.m.
Shipley already has secured a Sunday visit to Butler Cabin, where he will be honored after joining Jack Nicklaus as the only Ohio State players to finish the Masters as low amateur.
Shipley, who who will resume his college season on Monday, was the only amateur to make the 36-hole cut among the six who entered. Nicklaus earned his low-am distinction in 1960, when he finished 13th in pro golf’s first major championship of the season.
As an amateur, Shipley receives no money from the $20 million purse, but he is expected to turn pro within the next few months. He qualified for the Masters by finishing runner-up at the U.S. Amateur last summer.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: 2024 Masters Tournament: Neal Shipley cards 80, gets paired with Tiger
